World Series champion confident Steve Cohen will deliver a Mets championship despite losing star players

The New York Mets person traded distant outfielder Brandon Nimmo and seen prima person Edwin Diaz and prima archetypal baseman Pete Alonso depart this offseason, but Bobby Bonilla inactive has assurance successful squad proprietor Steve Cohen. 

Bonilla, who spent parts of 5 seasons with the Mets, said it’s successful Cohen’s "DNA" to bring a title to Queens. 

"I cognize that Mr. Cohen, the proprietor of the Mets, is going to bash everything successful his powerfulness to bring a title to New York. He has it successful him to bash it, he’s gonna marque it happen," Bonilla told Fox News Digital successful a caller interrogation astir The Players Classic. 

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Outfielder Bobby Bonilla (25) of the New York Mets is successful enactment during the outpouring grooming crippled against the Montreal Expos astatine Thomas J. White Stadium successful Port St. Lucie, Florida, connected March 8, 1999. The Mets defeated the Expos 2-1. (Getty Images)

Diaz signed a three-year, $69 cardinal declaration with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the determination impressed the six-time All-Star.

"Well, erstwhile Edwin Diaz near I was like, ‘Oh, man. Wow, that’s awesome by the Dodgers.’ It was conscionable awesome to maine (that) they’re not resting connected thing and I cognize it would beryllium a large nonaccomplishment to the Mets," Bonilla said. 

Bonilla said that losing Alonso hurts due to the fact that helium was a instrumentality favorite. The 1997 World Series champion besides thinks Alonso is going to thrive with the Baltimore Orioles, saying Oriole Park astatine Camden Yards is simply a large spot to hit. 

"Losing Pete Alonso though, who is precise overmuch a instrumentality favourite and he’s a homegrown product, is going to be, that’s a pugnacious 1 for Mets fans to handle. I deliberation they person to beryllium patient. I don’t cognize wherefore helium wasn’t capable to enactment with the Mets, I’m definite helium didn’t privation to go. But helium landed successful a large spot successful Baltimore and it volition beryllium a large spot for him to hit," Bonilla said. 

"I don’t deliberation Mets fans truly privation to perceive that, due to the fact that again a mates of location tally derbies that helium won, helium was conscionable breathtaking to ticker hit. There were a batch of Mets fans that grew up with him and they conscionable emotion him, truthful it volition beryllium a pugnacious modulation for Mets fans. But Baltimore is going to emotion him."

TRUMP SUPPORT DROVE WEDGE BETWEEN FORMER METS STAR TEAMMATES, SAYS SPORTS RADIO STAR MIKE FRANCESA 

New York Mets’ Pete Alonso, left, stands with Francisco Lindor aft flying retired with the bases loaded during the 5th inning of a shot crippled against the Miami Marlins successful Miami, Florida, connected Sept. 28, 2025. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)

While the Mets person mislaid Diaz, Alonso and Nimmo, they person brought successful immoderate players arsenic well. They acquired 2nd baseman Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers successful the Nimmo trade, who won a golden mitt past season, erstwhile New York Yankees reliever Devin WIlliams to regenerate Diaz, and erstwhile Seattle Mariners 2nd baseman Jorge Polanco to regenerate Alonso. Polanco has ne'er played archetypal basal successful his career, but the Mets are going to commencement him there. 

They besides reportedly signed different erstwhile Yankees reliever, Luke Weaver, to fortify the backmost extremity of the bullpen. 

In Bonilla's 16-year career, helium had a .279 batting average, 287 location runs and 1,173 RBI portion playing archetypal base, 3rd basal and close field. 

Bonilla is simply a portion of The Players Trust, the charitable limb of the Major League Baseball Players Association. The 4th yearly Playmakers Classic volition beryllium connected Feb. 18, 2026. 

Proceeds from the Playmakers Classic payment the Players Trust’s younker sports and acquisition initiatives, and the galore different programs that empower communities crossed the United States and internationally. 

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New York Mets close fielder Bobby Bonilla successful enactment astatine the sheet against the Florida Marlins astatine Dolphin Stadium during the 1999 season.  (RVR Photos/USA TODAY )

Hever called The Playmakers Classic an "amazing opportunity" to showcase the enactment that the players are doing. 

"It’s truly an astonishing opportunity, not conscionable due to the fact that we get to showcase the enactment that the players are inspiring and that the players privation to spot hap some present successful the United States and arsenic good arsenic acold beyond," Amy Hever, enforcement manager of the Players Trust told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview. 

"The Playmakers Classic brings unneurotic players, partners, and fans to marque a meaningful interaction done the crippled we love," Hever said. 

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